General and I Episode 27 Recap
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A faux Prince Zhenbei led a rebel army, storming into the Jin King's palace with shouts of "Eliminate the tyrant king, crown a new king!" Their advance was abruptly halted by Bai Pingting. The impostor Prince Zhenbei did not recognize her, despite her deep connection to Chu Beijie. Seeing the situation beginning to spiral, Chancellor Zhang loudly demanded the "witch" Bai Pingting be arrested. At that very moment, Chu Beijie descended, knocking the imposter from his horse.
Under Chu Beijie's interrogation, the fake confessed that he was sent by the King of Yan State. The rebel soldiers then realized they had been deceived and immediately pledged their allegiance to the true Prince Zhenbei. Chu Beijie informed them that Emperor Sima Hong had been harmed by villains and was imprisoned in the palace. He implored them to trust him, vowing to restore peace and clarity to the realm.
He then ordered the city general to return with his troops and the rebel army to the city gates to prepare for the approaching Yan Army, while requesting the Grand Marshal to accompany him into the palace to rescue the Emperor. Meanwhile, a small eunuch frantically reported to Head Eunuch Wang Dequan that the real Chu Beijie had arrived.
Wang Dequan, still believing events were proceeding according to his plan, scoffed, remarking that the acclaimed Prince Zhenbei certainly resembled the real one. Before he could fully comprehend the gravity of the situation, Chu Beijie confronted him. The head eunuch cried out, "You! Witch. You. . ." before meeting his demise. Upon entering the palace, Chu Beijie bowed before Emperor Sima Hong, apologizing for his late arrival in rescuing His Majesty.
Sima Hong, however, was resigned, believing Chu Beijie had come to finish him off. He sarcastically remarked that what must come, eventually comes. Sima Hong then told Chu Beijie to raise his head and see his face, offering him the throne in exchange for his and Shuang'er's lives, now that he was back. Chu Beijie solemnly declared that his life was given by the Emperor, and he would never usurp the throne.
He vowed that anyone who dared to harm His Majesty would find their blood staining his sword. Sima Hong was deeply moved, finally recognizing his loyal brother. He cried out Chu Beijie's name, embracing him and expressing relief that he had finally returned. In her quarters, Noble Consort Zhang's father, Chancellor Zhang, frantically packed away valuables, urging his daughter to flee with him.
She stubbornly refused, asserting that she carried the sole remaining bloodline of Great Jin within her, believing no one would dare to harm her. Her father, knowing the truth about her "borrowed" pregnancy and the danger they were in, pleaded with her to leave, assuring her they had enough money to live luxuriously elsewhere. But Noble Consort Zhang remained resolute, stating she would resolve the issue of her pregnancy herself.
She declared she did not wish to become a criminal on the run, asserting her independence from her father's actions. She proclaimed her destiny to become the most honorable woman in Great Jin, the nation's motherly model, asking how a future queen could tolerate having a father who committed treason and rebellion. She knelt before her father, desperately pleading with him to help her if he still recognized her as his daughter, reminding him he was her only support.
Chancellor Zhang, understanding her unspoken plea for him to end his own life, shed tears of despair. Later, Emperor Sima Hong personally extended his apologies to Bai Pingting for his past misdeeds, expressing regret for his actions. He then issued an imperial decree, reinstating Chu Beijie's title as Prince Regent Zhenbei, making it hereditary, and bestowing upon him a death-exemption gold medallion. Bai Pingting was honored with the title of First Rank Lady of Imperial Mandate.
When asked if they had any other wishes, Chu Beijie humbly declined the honors, requesting instead to retire with his family to live in seclusion in the mountains, free from worldly affairs, for the remainder of their lives. Emperor Sima Hong granted their wish. A newly resolute Emperor Sima Hong then released an Imperial Rescript for Penitence to the world.
In it, he acknowledged yielding to national mourning, being bewitched by wicked officials, neglecting state affairs, and being arrogant and unreasonable, which caused distress to his people and injustice to loyal generals. He expressed deep regret and took full blame. He declared that Chu Beijie's loyalty had awakened his conscience, making him feel ashamed. He pledged to personally bear all disasters in the world, praying for the safety and health of his people.
From that day forward, he vowed to sincerely repent, rectify his mistakes, diligently attend to state affairs, purge the imperial regime of evil, and devote himself entirely to Great Jin until his last breath. He declared that if he ever violated this decree, he could be admonished by imperial edict. After forcing her father to commit suicide, Noble Consort Zhang appeared in the imperial court, using her purported pregnancy with the Emperor's child as a plea for leniency.
Emperor Sima Hong, however, ordered a eunuch to remove her, instructing her to move aside and not block the path of the new Empress. Noble Consort Zhang, shocked and bewildered, could only watch as an imperial decree announced Lady Shu, of the Chen clan, as the new empress, bestowed with the Golden Book and Phoenix Seal as the motherly model of the nation.
Despite her desperate cries and insistence that the Emperor would not abandon her and her child, she was dragged away as the court bowed to the new Empress, realizing all her elaborate schemes, and even her father's life, had amounted to nothing. In a lighter moment, Drunken Chrysanthemum helped Emperor Sima Hong detoxify from the poisonous pills. The Emperor offered her a position as the youngest Imperial Doctor in the Imperial Academy.
Drunken Chrysanthemum, however, begged him to spare her, humorously remarking that she did not wish to spend her days with the "stinky old men" of the academy, as it would negatively impact her marriage prospects, much to the Emperor's amusement.
